VS’is what is called forcing destiny… In 1981, the young Vanessa Paradis made her first television appearance, which remained in the annals: a stint on the cult show Fan School, by Jacques Martin, where the children covered the hits of an artist in his presence on Sunday afternoons. In May 1981, she performed the song “Émilie Jolie”, under the tender eye of its composer, Philippe Chatel. But what is less known is that she lied about her age to be able to go on stage, as reported in a documentary on C8 dedicated to the show, which will be broadcast this Saturday June 8.
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Vanessa Paradis makes revelations about her time at L’école Des Fans…
The unpublished documentary #BackToSchoolFanscan be seen this Saturday at 6 p.m. on C8! pic.twitter.com/0NTXDeJSRU
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“There is a story within the story that we have never told,” explains Fabien Lecoeuvre, a specialist in French song, who appears on the show. It is May 1981, she herself announces her age on the show, 7 years old, underlines the columnist. Vanessa Paradis was born on December 22, 1972. If you calculate correctly, she is not 7 years old, she is 8 and a half years old. »
A fib which allowed him, according to him, to circumvent the rules of the show. “Why does she say 7 years old? Because Didier Pain, his uncle, told him: “You announce that you are 7 years old.” Because the competition regulations have been reorganized. We no longer wanted to have children […] Read more
